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Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF NONCONVENTIONAL TIE AND TRACK STRUCTURE INSPECTION SYSTEMS

Accession Number:

00714802

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309061555

Abstract:

During the last decade research has focused on new and improved track inspection techniques to define the conditions of the track structure and its key components. Among the areas of focus for this research have been inspection of the strength or load-carrying ability of the track structure and inspection of the cross-ties and cross-tie/fastener systems. The results of two cooperative research and development programs in this area performed by Burlington Northern Railroad and Tiescan, Inc., a joint venture company consisting of ZETA-TECH Associates, Inc., Holland Company, and De Beer Applied Research Company, are presented. The two research programs are as follows: the development and implementation of the Track Strength Analysis and Recording system, a hi-rail-based system for the measurement of track strength (gage strength under applied load) and track geometry, and the development and implementation of the Tiescan wood cross-tie inspection system, a continuous wood tie condition measurement system. In the case of both systems a research concept was taken and transformed into a prototype production inspection system. Both systems are currently undergoing final system shakedown and validation.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1489, Railroad Transportation Research. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01495777

Language:

English

Authors:

Zarembski, Allan M
McCarthy, William T

Pagination:

p. 26-32

Publication Date:

1995

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1489
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309061555

Features:

Appendices (1) ; Figures (5) ; References (11)

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Subject Areas:

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Research

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Nov 30 1995 12:00AM

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